Thursday, 23 March 2017

Stress Triggers of Online Students : Management Techniques

Stress is a very normal and common reaction to demanding or unusual
situations. While a little stress is good for better performance, too
much stress may cause negative physical and emotional reactions. You can
decrease these negative effects by learning how to deal with stress
triggers.

Stress triggers

Students of any
age can feel stressed due to schooling. Unfortunately, we do come
across even elementary school students afflicted sometimes by stomach
upset and headaches related to school anxiety. Many college students may
also experience high levels of stress related to demands of education.

The
most likely reasons for school-related anxiety are feelings of fear and
loss of control. The sense of losing control is related to ineffective
management of time, which in turn, is due to incapacity to get things
done on time. This may also stem from having a hard time maintaining a
healthy balance between home, work, personal health and school.

Another
probable stress factor is anxiety, which may come in many forms, like
anxiety of not doing well on tests or assignments, “sounding stupid”
when replying to questions or asking questions, or missing out on
deadlines. Another very common reason for stress is fear of ineffective
use of technology.

Some people are intimidated by conversing
online as what they write remains out there on forums for everyone to
see. Those experiencing any of such stress triggers must realize that
they do not constitute a small isolated group; there are many others
like them. The best way to deal with the problem is to get in touch with
your online professor or join a support group to discuss such concerns.

Here are some of the commonest symptoms of stress in online classrooms:

1. Incomplete work 2. Missed due dates3. Lack of engagement and interaction in online discussions4. Poor performance in obligatory assignments and discussion posts

Managing stress

Time management

One
of the most important ways of reducing stress is to take complete
control of your time – not only the time for school-related homework and
study, but also that for your family, job, and personal interests. All
these are ongoing aspects of your life, which need proper balancing to
ensure that you have adequate time for everything.

Everyday time
management should however be fluid because at times, your job will take a
lot more time than you anticipated, or you will have family obligations
that will force a cut down on school and work time. An overall
balancing act is the key to preserving a time management system that
gives you enough space to get all the schoolwork done.

Positive self-talk

To
handle anxiety and fears due to online classes, you must indulge in
frequent positive self-talk that everything is under perfect control and
fine with you; if that is not enough get in touch with a supportive
classmate, friend, or your online professor.

It’s very normal to
be nervous and experience anxiety of “looking stupid” or feel diffident
about the successful completion of any reputed online course. An
important thing for you to remember is that yours is not an isolated
case. When lack of time or any fear comes in the way of studying
creditably, it’s best to seek help from your online professor, or maybe
an academic advisor.